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Outsourcing in India has traditionally been structured around commercial considerations such as operational flexibility, scalability, and cost efficiency, leading businesses across sectors to rely extensively on contract labour rather than direct employment on the principal employer’s payroll.

A recurring problem arises in white-collar crime prosecutions. A person may first receive notices or summons from the ED, CBI, SFIO, EOW or another investigating agency. At that stage, the agency is investigating. A person may be called to answer questions, produce documents or explain transactions during the investigation. He cooperates, appears whenever called, and is consciously not arrested.

On 23rd March 2026, the Government introduced the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (the “Bill”) in the Lok Sabha, proposing amendments to the Companies Act, 2013 and the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. While introducing the Bill, the Finance Minister stated that it was aimed at facilitating greater ease of doing business for law-abiding corporates.